1. Class Introduction Prof. Aaron JonesW E
Academic Writing 2 S
Class Introduction
Prof. Aaron Jones
A template for students to design a field trip to a location for other students to view. Includes directions to the student of what to include on each slide and what content should be considered. 

2. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this course is to help students on an academic level focus on improving their writing skills for the purpose of completing a thesis. The course aims to enhance the composition abilities of students in all areas, focusing on proper structure, grammar, and idiom usage.
Review and master material from last semester
Refine personal writing style
Improve familiarity with citations and plagiarism
Improve understanding of various grammatical devices
Improve structural analysis skills
Improve ability to self-proof writing

3. ATTENDANCE AND GRADING
Participation (10%)
Two Summaries (20%)
Journal (10%)
Student Proofreading(15%)
Final Exam (25%)

4. ATTENDANCE AND GRADING
Classroom Participation means that you are always here for class
When working with others, be respectful
Try your best in class
Assignments must be turned in on time
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes!
Classroom Attendance
If you miss more than two classes without an excuse (i.e. doctor’s note), you fail the class
If you are 10 minutes late, you will be marked as tardy
If you are 30 minutes late, you will be marked as absent

5. CLASSROOM RULES Come to class! Don’t be late!
Try to use English all of the time.
All work must be your own. DON’T PLAGARIZE!
Copying other’s work, cheating, not citing sources will receive an F
You can use your cell phone in class, just not for texting!
Participate – this is one of your grades. Sleeping is not participating.
Most importantly, learn fervently!

6. MOST IMPORTANT RULE IN THIS CLASS
Work hard,
Try harder,
And make mistakes!
If you are not willing to make mistakes and try, you will not learn English.
You can use this type of slide for text, images, shapes and tables to help add information in a different way. Duplicate this slide to add additional images of important location in your visit.

7. TEXTBOOK THERE IS NO TEXTBOOK!
You will receive material from the teacher. Have a binder to put it in!
All material will be given to you by the teacher.
For example, Astoria Oregon is a town on the Oregon coast well know for its starring role in the movie “The Goonies”. Today, we will take a trip from our school to Astoria through miles and time…

8. Assignments
Journal – Every week, you will write a one-page, double-spaced, double-sided journal entry. This will be reviewed by others.
Summary – To be done at the end of the semester. More information will be given out later.
Student Proofreading – You will take a section of a paper you have already written. Two of you will sign up per class to share your paper. Other students will proof read along with the teacher.
Final Exam – To be determined.

9. PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is strictly prohibited in this course.
Plagiarism is when a person takes another person’s work, ideas, or words and uses it as if it is their own. It is plagiarism even if a student did not intend to steal it but just wanted to use it. If one wants to use another person’s words, one must properly cite them using APA citation format.

10. PROFESSOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone:
Website:
profjonesenglish.weebly.com
Office: This building: 4-229
You can use this type of slide for text, images, shapes and tables to help add information in a different way. Duplicate this slide to add additional images of important location in your visit.

11. Let English open your mind to a whole new world!
THANK YOU
Let English open your mind to a whole new world!

12. Semester Review 4= Academic Phrasebank! HOC vs. LOC
Basic Parts of Speech
Sentence Types
Punctuation
Simple
Commas!
Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc. 4=
Compound
always communicates
something
Subject – Verb (object)
Complex
Mark ate salad
Transitions
Compound-Complex
8 Punctuation Patterns!
Correct Meaning?
The Writing Process
Variety?
HOC vs. LOC
Fragments
Run-On
organization
structure
grammar
punctuation
spelling
too short
too long
Articles
Comma Splice
single, countable noun?
Fused